Heheya Katsina
38882
From: United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Heheya Katsina |
| Native Name | Heheya | Hehea |
| Object Number | 38882 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | United States of America | Arizona | Third Mesa |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Paint | Feather | Cloth | String | Fur | Metal |
| Description | Wooden Katsina doll. The face is painted yellow with multicolored zigzag lines above and below red-painted, downturned eyes. A "T" shape is painted in red in place of a nose. A patch of brown fur is attached to the top of the head and feathers are attached to the fur. The body is painted pink and yellow and a cloth kilt is tied around the waist. This figure is the Heheya (or Hehea) Katsina. (Colton, H. 1959 #34) |
| Height | 27 cm |
| Width | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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